Senior Corporate Paralegal

Chicago, IL

Summary

Prestigious, full-service, law firm is seeking a Senior Corporate Paralegal for their Chicago office.  Duties include research, corporate filings, drafting corporate transactional documents and ad hoc projects as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities and prepare related organizational documents
• Coordinate closings and prepare related documents
• Prepare legal opinions and assemble opinion back-up
• Draft and file corporate and securities filings
• Organize corporate records and conduct due diligence reviews
• Prepare stock certificates and maintain capitalization tables and option records
• Responsible for Corporate Minute Book maintenance
• Draft corporate resolutions
• Function effectively as a team player
• Other tasks as assigned or required

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate from an accredited paralegal program required
• Five plus years of corporate paralegal experience from a mid-large law firm or highly regarded, prestigious boutique firm
• Superior technical skills including entity management databases
• High verbal and written communication acuity
• Strong attention to detail
• Must be technically proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Multi-tasker
• Professional attitude and presentation are musts